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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-23-12, 10:01 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 684
Posted By damonwang

I just measured the chain with two different...

I just measured the chain with two different steel tape measures, and twelve links deviates from twelve inches by less than the width of the twelve-inch line on the tape measure. But I'll take it...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
05-23-12, 12:37 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 684
Posted By damonwang

click-click-click vibration in pedals in all gears after installing new cogs---help?

I have a 1982 Schwinn Voyageur with a 14-28 7-speed freewheel that's been developing a lot of play. It's so wobbly it makes an audible clicking noise as I pedal. So today I installed a new Shimano...
Forum: Great Lakes
04-22-12, 07:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 746
Posted By damonwang

Ah, I see. Well, then we'll probably just get on...

Ah, I see. Well, then we'll probably just get on the Blue Line at Clark/Lake and save ourselves the hassle. Ten miles of stop lights and traffic doesn't sound very appealing. Thanks for the...
Forum: Great Lakes
04-21-12, 09:28 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 746
Posted By damonwang

best route from the Loop to Forest Park Blue Line in Chicago?

A couple of my flat-mates and I are thinking of going to the 4th annual Lope to Lombard to Loll among the Lilacs (did I get that right?) tomorrow, which has a start location of the Forest Park Blue...
Forum: Great Lakes
01-20-12, 03:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,051
Posted By damonwang

etiquette for following a stranger on the path?

What's the etiquette for riding near a stranger without drafting? Suppose I'm riding along the lakefront path in Chicago when I come across another cyclist heading the same way at about the same...
Forum: Northeast
07-10-11, 10:02 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 480
Posted By damonwang

Just did the ride, and the route was great: lots...

Just did the ride, and the route was great: lots of idiotproof stretches where the navigation was as simple as "turn left at the end of the road"and a long shady descent through the south mountain...
Forum: Northeast
07-03-11, 07:23 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 480
Posted By damonwang

good routes for Fort Lee, NJ (near NYC) to New Providence (northern Union County)?

Google Maps suggested a horribly complex route with over a hundred turns in 30 miles. I don't have a GPS, and I don't know the area at all, so I'm worried I'll just get lost trying to find all those...
Forum: Northeast
09-13-10, 07:03 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 948
Posted By damonwang

Wow. In Chicago (specifically, Hyde Park),...

Wow. In Chicago (specifically, Hyde Park), $1700/mo gets you three bedrooms, heat, and $100 back. And Hyde Park is one of the better neighborhoods!



I get friction shifting, which is easier to...
Forum: Northeast
09-05-10, 04:03 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 948
Posted By damonwang

Hey, sorry not to post back until now. I've been...

Hey, sorry not to post back until now. I've been away from the internet visiting my grandfather.

I went to Recycle a Bike on Friday, which didn't have anything but directed me to Landmark Vintage...
Forum: Northeast
09-02-10, 07:26 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 948
Posted By damonwang

I'd really rather try a few shops before...

I'd really rather try a few shops before resorting to craigslist, though. I have not previously had luck with that site. Any recommendations for local bike shops that might have the sort of cheap,...
Forum: Northeast
09-02-10, 05:22 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 948
Posted By damonwang

cheapest way to get a bike for three weeks in NYC?

I'm in NYC for three weeks and I'd like to do a slow re-enactment of the five boro bike tour. The problem: this is sort of a spur-of-the-moment idea and I don't have a bicycle, although I do have the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-01-10, 10:45 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,211
Posted By damonwang

I don't think the problem is in the bicycle. ...

I don't think the problem is in the bicycle.

I'm afraid I don't personally know anyone else who uses the bike share, and I haven't taken the time to track down anyone from the program itself (I am...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
07-31-10, 11:21 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,211
Posted By damonwang

Giant Suede GX (cruiser) feels squirrelly---am I doing something wrong?

My work has a bike-share program that lends out the Giant Suede GX (http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-US/bikes/model/suede.gx/3910/36606/). At training we were told that this model was chosen...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-05-09, 03:48 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,708
Posted By damonwang

I don't know if I'll tell you anything you don't...

I don't know if I'll tell you anything you don't already know, but just in case: if you need to put WD-40 on it, remember to grease it again with something heavier. WD-40 isn't persistent enough for...
Forum: Great Lakes
09-01-09, 04:54 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 764
Posted By damonwang

buying SPD-compatible shoes for the first time---advice?

This is a two part question: I'd like some advice on clipless shoes, and
also a store in southern Chicago to buy my first pair of shoes.

I was recommended clipless shoes to learn a smoother...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
09-01-09, 04:10 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,998
Posted By damonwang

My mistake was asking for an implementation...

My mistake was asking for an implementation instead of a solution. Let
me back up. I want to shift quickly and then get my hand back on the
handlebars. The longest part of the shift is trimming the...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-29-09, 07:21 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,998
Posted By damonwang

It's interesting that there's so much on the...

It's interesting that there's so much on the internet about pedalling too slowly. I stay in a low gear so I can start more easily at traffic lights, and I find my problem is remembering to shift up...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-29-09, 02:41 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,998
Posted By damonwang

So it sounds like the overall advice is this: ...

So it sounds like the overall advice is this:

1. Clipless will help even now
2. I should look into interval training
3. Keep up with maintenance, like greasing the chain, inflating the tires,...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-27-09, 10:19 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,998
Posted By damonwang

In the case of clipless pedals, I should have...

In the case of clipless pedals, I should have phrased the question as, "Is there a point when it becomes prohibitively difficult to put out enough power just by pushing down? What does that feel...
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
08-27-09, 05:39 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,998
Posted By damonwang

training vs. equipment?

I tried searching the forums but don't know quite how to phrase my question. I'm curious about how good the rider has to be for fancier equipment to make a difference, if there are equivalences...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-07-09, 04:36 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,288
Posted By damonwang

In case OP (like me) mostly rides older bikes, I...

In case OP (like me) mostly rides older bikes, I think this refers specifically to threadless stems where the headset has a pole (the steerer tube?) coming out the top, and the stem proper is a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-27-09, 09:54 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,232
Posted By damonwang

I live on the second floor, and because the...

I live on the second floor, and because the landlord has forbidden us to carry bicycles up the front stairs I would have to bring my bicycle through a back alley and up the fire escape. It's a steel...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-26-09, 11:14 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,232
Posted By damonwang

As I understand it, two companies run all the...

As I understand it, two companies run all the apartments in this
neighborhood: the one has a near monopoly and therefore gets away with
ramshackle buildings, desultory maintenance, and accidentally...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-26-09, 06:02 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,232
Posted By damonwang

Legality of locking bicycles to signs and trees on the sidewalk?

Hello everyone,

Been lurking a while, this is my first post. Please let me know if I've got the wrong forum.

I live in a Chicago apartment building without enough bicycle rack for all the...
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